Friday 11 January 2008

These boots were made for walking ..........


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and here are their owners:


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Polyester suede heads and bodies with hand painted faces and knitted wigs. The clothes are made with faux suede and scraps of sari silk from a fire salvage sale, some of it needlepunched in the machine for texture. Embellished with beads, sequins and embroidery. The boy has an embroidered jerkin and the girl has a knitted shrug.

Here's a back view to show the fancy jerkin!



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7 comments:

FairiesNest said...

These shoes look fabulous! I hate making shoes and always end up painting them or making toes instead!

Grangry said...

Thank you Cynthia. I have no trouble making the shoes, its making them FIT THE FEET I have difficulty with!

Shashi Nayagam said...

Who said a shoemaker's job was easy. They are absolutely adorable and so perfectly made. Happy New Year!

Micki said...

Both the shoes and the sprites are adorable. Where do you get your poly suede?
Thank you for stopping by my blog and for the nice comments.

Conni said...

Love the shoes - and the dolls (and outfits) are adorable! Gotta love those teeth!

Digitalgran said...

The shoes and ankles are just so real and that little smiler is wonderful. You are a very clever lady! This was my first visit to your doll blog.
Thanks for your comment on DG.

Clothmatters said...

The dolls and shoes are fantastic! Great job.